SATURDAY 2003 San Francisco Free Folk Festival SATURDAYTIME MAIN STAGE

Auditorium or Cafeteria

Music 1

Room 308

Music 2

Room 306

Music 3

Room 302

Music 4

Room 309

Choir Room

(near Auditorium)

Dance 1

1st Floor Gym

Dance 2

3rd Floor Gym

Dance 3

Room 301

Jam 1

313

Family

Here & There

TIME

12:00 Café Cabaret

Open Mic

(Sign Up in the Cafeteria!)

TraditionalBallads

Sharyn Dimmick

IrishWhistle

Irish technique, from

the basics

Tony Higgins

BodhranPatterns, ornaments,

mechanics &

etiquette

Tim Hart

GoofySongs

for Kids

Doug Jones

- - - Rapper SwordYou'll be amazed

what you can do

with swords!

Swords of Gridlock

EnglishCountry Dance

Elegant to Rowdy

Alan Winston

IrishSet

Dancing

Michael Murphy

Arts & Craftsall Day!

by 1st floor gym

))))))))))

Goofy ¶ Rm 309

12:00

1:00 Café Cabaret

Open Mic

Exceptional Guest Performers

IndustrialSongs of theBritish Isles

Song sharing

Malcolm Rigby

Scottish/IrishFiddling

Techniques from a

hot session fiddler

Michael Mullen

Lotta CrabtreeHistorical/Musical

Presentation, in full

Gold Rush costume

Debby McClatchy

SongwritingFor Kids

We’ll write a song!

Hali Hammer

SingingIn Gaelic

Learn from a native

Aodh Og O'Tuama ofFour Shillings Short

FrenchCountryDancing

Gary Breitbard &Jena Rauti

BohemianPolka

Steps & Styling

Cathleen Myersof PEERS

TapDancing

Cathy Burik

YourJamHere

SongwritingFor Kids¶ Room 309

1:00

2:00 Café Cabaret

Open Mic

This could be you.

BeginningUke

Basic strumming &

picking

Hiram Bell

HammeredDulcimer

Christy Martin &Four Shillings Short

Old TimeBanjo

Frailing style,

intermediate level

Ingrid Noyes

Music &Movement for

Small KidsSing, dance, boogie

Gayle Schmitt

Celtic ShowcaseInstrumental and vocal

music of Ireland &

Scotland

Tinker’s Damn

Lindy HopThe original swing:

Relaxed, down-to-

earth, and fun!

David Blood

English Ceilidh

“Crazy baskets” and

elegant waltzes

Jonathan Coxhead

CountryWestern Line

Dancing

Barbara Vernon

Show up

& start

some-

thing!

Movement¶ Room 309

))))))))))

Country

¶ Room 301

2:00

3:00 Café Cabaret

3:00 Jo D’Anna - Heartfelt original songs.

3:20 Ragged But Right - The “ragged ones” -big band gets you moving & singing along.

3:40 Waterbound - Jessica Bryan & Tom Cluny

Open G TuningFor Guitar

Basics & techniques

Charlie Cutten

Politics& Song

Served friendly

Carol Denney &Folk This

African &Sacred Chants

& RoundsFor the joy of singing

Tony Elman

FrenchEnsemble

Voulez-vous jouer?

Mitch Gordon &Gary Breitbard

SingalongSongs from the British

and Brewish tradition

Oak, Ash, & Thorn

Clogging

Hilary Robertsof Jubilee

ScottishDancing

No partners needed

Dunsmuir ScottishDancers

BulgarianDancing

Simple line dances,

beautiful music

Asha Goldberg

Music&

SongJam

Scottish¶ 3rd floor gym

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Bulgarian¶ Room 301

3:00

4:00 Café Cabaret

4:00 Quake City Jug Band - Natasha and theboys deliver finger-poppin' originals.

4:20 Karen Imperial & Doug Jones-Love‘em

4:40 Melanie Phippard - Upbeat rock & folk!

Shape NoteSinging

Sacred Harp gospel

harmony

Gary Breitbard

IrishWhistle

Exploration of the

history and sounds

Tim Hart

Mokale’aRhythm and

SongThe heart of rhythm

Tony Elman

TraditionalAppalachianInstruments

Kids esp. welcome

Debby McClatchy

Traditional Songswith Chorus

Lead a song,

or sing along

Dick Holdstock

CotswoldMorris

With trad costume &

music. And bells.

Berkeley Morris

RegencyDancing

Elegant early 19th-C

English style

Alan Winston

Clapping &Stick Dances ofSouthern India

Catherine & KPKunhiramen

Old time

& Old

World

Porch

Appalachian¶ Room 309

))))))))))

Arts & CraftsContinue

4:00

5:00 Auditorium

5:30 Dogwatch Nautical Band - Sailor band!

Café Cabaret

5:00 Charlie Cutten-Songs & fingerstyle guitar

5:20 The Shut Ins - Upbeat Hawaiian harmonies

5:40 Michael Stadler - Instrumentals & vocals

TraditionalSong

ArleneImmerman

MandolinTechniques and

tunes taught by a

master.

Paul Kotapish

Jug BandMusic

Steve Scott & The Quake City

Jug Band

Un Arco Iris deCancionesA multicultural

rainbow of songs

and games. All ages!

Juan Sánchez

- - - Early CaliforniaSteps

Jim Letchworth &BRASSWORKS

Irish CeiliLearn what to do

when the band at

the pub is hot

John Slaymaker ofthe Starry Plough

Mexican FolkDance

Chotis & redova

All levels welcome

Maria LuisaColmenarez

SongRainbow¶ Room 309

))))))))))

Mex. Dance¶ Room 301

5:00

6:00

and

on-

wards

Evening Concerts: Auditorium

6:00 Oak, Ash & Thorn - Purveyors of a grand tradition of bibulous and sonic excess. Eclectic English,Folk, Trad, Beer, and Music Hall songs, with a few TV jingles too.

6:40 Brassworks - The Brassworks covers the musical beat, from Renaissance to Rock & Roll.

7:20 Jubilee American Dance Theater - Bringing to life the dances, music, songs and stories of the folksthat made America. Gorgeous dancing and costumes.

8:00 Steve Seskin - Grammy-nominated songwriter (he’s written seven #1 hits) who sings with lots ofheart. Incredibly sweet and genuine.

8:40 Juan Sánchez Ensemble - Rooted in the Nueva Canción (Spanish/Latin American New Folk) but withnuances that can be traced to contemporary urban Jazz, Flamenco fusion and Middle-Eastern music.

9:20 Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers - Beautiful, precise, traditional, and a delight to watch.

10:00 Four Shillings Short - an internationally known duo playing a diverse array of instruments, andsinging, under the influence of a d??iverse fusion of Celtic, American, East Indian, blues and jazz.

The 27th Annual

San Francisco

Free Folk Festival

June 21st & 22nd, 2003

Roosevelt Middle School

460 Arguello St. at Geary

San Francisco

www.sffolkfest.org

All events are free!

Everyone welcome at all events!

Evening Dances: 3rd Floor Gym

6:00 International Dance! with VECERNICA International Folk Dance Band -

music from Russia, Scandinavia, Germany, the Balkans, Greece, Israel, and the US.

Meryl Lee Corcoran; Gary Breitbard; Ned Gault; Jena Rauti; Pete Showman; Sue

Ellen Porter; Dave Bogdanoff. Until 8pm.

8:00 Waltz, Swing, and Ballroom Dance! with The BRASSWORKS Band -

Frank Beau Davis, Music Director. The Band consists of Tuba, Trombone/

Euphonium, French Horn, and two Trumpets, doubling on Cornet, Flugelhorn and

Piccolo Trumpet, plus a Drummer. The Brassworks performs a wide range of

musical styles: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical & Romantic, folk & fiddle tunes,

marches, Ragtime, Dixieland, blues, swing, rock, Motown, Latin, Broadway show

tunes and concert works. They're wonderfully versatile! Until 10pm.

6:00

and

on-

wards

SUNDAY 2003 San Francisco Free Folk Festival SUNDAYTIME MAIN STAGE

Auditorium or Cafeteria

Music 1

Room 308

Music 2

Room 306

Music 3

Room 302

Music 4

Room 309

Choir Room

(right of Auditorium)

Dance 1

1st Floor Gym

Dance 2

3rd Floor Gym

Dance 3

Room 301

Family

Here & There

TIME

12:00 Café Cabaret

Open Mic

Sign Up in the Cafeteria!

ClawhammerBanjo

Hands-on hints

David Brown

GuitarStrummingFor beginners

Karen Imperial

ConcertinaSong sharing and

technique-talking

circle

Riggy Rackin

GuitarAccompaniment

Ray Frank

YiddishFolksongsFunny & easy!

Jillian Tallmer

Children’sDance

Toby Blome

CotswoldMorris

Loud and cheery

Goat Hill Morris

BasicWaltz

Gail Barton of City

College of SF

Arts & CraftsAll Day ))))))))))

Dance ¶ 1st floor

12:00

1:00 Café Cabaret

Open Mic

Exceptional Guest Performers

Swing Guitar for Folkies

Learn a few jazz

chord shapes and

apply them to fun,

60's Folk RockJam

If you remember, you

weren’t really there!

Rose & Jim Hudson

Learning TunesBy Ear

Without all those

pesky dots

Art Friedman

Children’sSong

Anita Farley

SeaShanties Come sing

like a sailor

Richard Adrianowicz

CajunDance

Patty Whitehurst

Hip HopContemporary dance

derived from jazz,

Haitian, and tap

Annie Roake

IsraeliDancing

Easy but interesting

Everyone welcome

Yale Rosenblatt

Singing¶ Room 309

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Arts & CraftsBy the 1st floor Gym

1:00

2:00 Café Cabaret

Open Mic

This could be you.

easy-to-play

standards.

SylviaHerold

PianoAccordion

Art Peterson

How To ReadMusic

Or, catching fish

with a bass clef

Angeline LeLeux

InstantHarmonySinging

4-part choral music

Daniel Steinberg

PubSongs

Sober or not,

come sing!

Riggy Rackin

Non-PartnerInternational

DancingSerbia, Israel & Japan

Gail Barton

Sacred CircleDance

Beginners welcome

Bay Area CircleDancers

Intro to IrishStep Dancing

Colorful & exciting

McBride Irish StepDancers

Irish Step!¶ Room 301

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Arts & CraftsContinue!

2:00

3:00 Café Cabaret

3:00 Jolie Holland - Young skillful songbird of theblues, with punk rock influences.

3:20 AJ Roach & Mia Thompson - Harmonious!

3:40 Sean Hayes -Dreamy, poetic & beautiful songs

Songs Of The Hills &

Hollows Paul & Laura

Barnett

BeginningButton

AccordionAccordions provided!

Paul Kostka

Thumb-PickingGuitar

Travis-Atkins style,

vocals too!

Clem Small

MountainDulcimer

Tips and techniques

Peter Tommerup

HarpShowcase

Concert

Anita Farley, PatriceHahn, & Kee-Ian Mears

Hambo

Bob Fraley

AfricanDance

Into the roots

Rodney PhiferDrums: Tony Harris

Armenian LineDances

Beautiful music;

No partner needed

Asha Goldberg

Armenian¶ Room 301

))))))))))

Arts & CraftsThe Foremans

3:00

4:00 Auditorium

4:00 World Harmony Chorus -Big choral sound!

4:30 Loose Canons - Fine women’s song ensemble

Café Cabaret

4:00 Dennis Compagna - Warm, funny songs

4:20 Mike Bechler & Geri McGilvray - great

4:40 Pete Olson-Roots, grooves, twang & tradition

How To MakeA Blues

(Late, but great,

addition to the

schedule!)

Marc Silber

RoundsSinging

LaniHerrmann

Contradance Band

Workshop

Learn some hints and

styles of being in a

band, and get ready

for playing for

SongsFor Peace

Kid-friendly songs

about hope & peace.

Songsheets provided.

Lisa Mackinney

TheSing-Along

HarperWorkshop on finger-

patterns good for

accompaniment

Verlene Schermer

ScandinavianDance

LindaPersson

SquareDance:

An amusement park

ride designed for

groups of eight

and live band

Jim Saxe

Mokale’aRhythm and

SongMore of

“The heart of

rhythm”

Tony Elman

Peace¶ Room 309

))))))))))

Arts & Crafts

Continue!

4:00

5:00 Auditorium

5:00 Jeannie & Chuck’s Country Roundup

5:30 Marc Silber - Singing the blues. (late addition)

Café Cabaret

5:00 Michael Goldenberg-Originals & 60s classics

5:20 Jane St. Clair

5:40 Sacred Ground-Guitar, fiddle, accordion, harp

A DozenWays to

WorkA Flatpick

RayBierl

RussianFolk Songs

Songs of the forest

and steppe

Jonnie Pekelny

the evening dance.

All levels welcome.

Paul Barnett,Joe Cadora,

and Art Peterson

Songs ForKids

Tunes for “Gen Z”.

Movement,

verbalization, and

relaxation

Andy Z

TraditionalA Cappella

Singing

Listen, learn, and share

Molly Andrews

HungarianLine Dancing

Party dances in the

Moldvai csángo style.

Fun and accessible.

Marjorie Nugent

ContraDancing

Easy, fun, social,

and lively, with a big

dance to follow.

Kids over 7 OK.

Ed Severinghaus

African &Sacred Chants

& RoundsMore

“For the joy of

singing”

Tony Elman

Hungarian¶ 1st floor gym

))))))))))

Songs For Kids¶ Room 309

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Contras ¶ 3rd flr

5:00

6:00

and

on-

wards

Evening Concerts: Auditorium

6:00 McBride Irish Step Dancers-Favorite group of young dancers, in bright costume, doing amazing footwork.

6:40 Ray Bierl - Guitar-playing singer of good old-time songs, cowboy songs, and country weepers. A pleaser.

7:20 Sylvia Herold & Chuck Ervin - Excellent voice and guitar duets of vintage country, swing, and folk music.

8:00 Tipsy House - Fiddler Kevin Bernhagen, concertina / flute player Jack Gilder, and guitarist Richard Mandel willprovide some of the best Irish traditional music to be found in the Bay Area.

8:40 Tony Marcus & Patrice Haan - Violin and guitar soloist and vocalist Tony Marcus joins Patrice Haan, who has a beautiful, haunting voice to sing some of great songs of the first half of the 20th century.

9:20 Carol Denney - Politics and song served friendly as breakfast.

9:50 festival closing ceremony

The 27th Annual

San Francisco

Free Folk Festival

June 21st & 22nd, 2003

www.sffolkfest.org

(510) 287-9095

Schedule as of 6/18/03 11:12AM

Evening Dance: 3rd Floor Gym

7:00 Contra Dance! Modern American line dance, with flirting and cool

moves. No partner needed. There will be an open band and multiple

callers (currently Jim Saxe, Lynn Ackerson, Charlie Fenton, Susan

Petrick, and Nick Cuccia). Folks who want to play in the open band

might wish to attend the dance band workshop that's scheduled from 4

to 6. Dancing goes until 10:00 PM.

6:00

and

on-

wards